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Fairfield Preparatory School
@Fairfield - Spring Term
Friday 27th April, 2012
Issue 321
From the Headmaster…….
Welcome to the start of the Summer Term which looks to be the wettest drought on record!!
Welcome back also to Miss Cooper who is reunited again with 5C after her maternity leave and
Mrs Mills who has taken over from Mrs Kembery. The wonderful news is that on 9th April, Mrs
Kembery gave birth to Hazel Ingra Elizabeth - a healthy 9lbs 2oz. Both mother and baby are
well.
Welcome to Jessica Garley, Indienne King and Imogen McQueen who started in Years 3 & 4,
respectively.
Thank you to Mr Smail and staff for taking a successful Year 6 trip to Pila and organising this
Easter’s Holiday Courses. Thank you also to Mr Osiatynski and staff for taking the Burton
Choristers on a successful trip to Norfolk…..with rave reviews.
Our Olympic Assemblies continued with Munich 1972 led by 4B this morning. Well done and
thank you.
Our new website was launched during the Easter Holidays - any feedback please phone
Lesley Jones on 01509 283808.
Good luck to Year 6 next week who take part in the PGL trip to Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire.
I hope that the weather is kind to them.
This week’s Dining Room Rules
“Speak only to children on your table and please do not speak too loudly.”
Remember your hats and sun cream
Now we are in the Summer term please remember to bring a named bottle of sun cream to apply
during P.E. and games and at break times. Also Fairfield red summer caps can be worn during
P.E. and Games lessons. They can be purchased from the school shop at a cost of £5
Change of Date
Due to the timings of activities taking place at FFD for Jubilee day on 1st June, the FFD lunchtime concert which would have taken place on that day will now be rescheduled to Friday 15 th
June at 12:45pm.
PTA Jubilee Ball
Thank you to all that have sent requests for the forthcoming Fairfield Jubilee Ball on Saturday,
26th May. Tickets and Pre-order forms for wine orders will be sent during next week. If you
would still like to come to the Ball but have not yet replied, the deadline is Friday 4th May. If you
have any queries, please contact Fiona Summerley on 07745544960 or
email fsummerley@googlemail.com
Congratulations to the following children who received these awards on Eurotalk
French
French
Bronze
Silver
Isabel Davidson
Amelia Hartley
Siddarth Shyamsundur
Guggy Sandhu
Anastasia Wilson
Oliver Carruthers
Congratulations to the following children who achieved these awards on the
Language Reading Scheme
French
Spanish
German
French Monsters
Stage 1
Stage 1
Lizzie Butler
Dhruv Patel
Dhruv Patel
Cerys Ward-Campbell
Marina Ahmed
T’Choupi
Shayan Pattani
Marina Ahmed
Origami Club
Well done to Richard Ellis & Rahul Amlani (6C) who have run
Origami Club this term. They organised a competition to
celebrate their last session.
Congratulations to Marina Ahmed of 4L & Lizzie Miles of 4J
for winning first prize. A big well done also to Antoni Krupa
(6C) & Chloe Allcock (6B) for being runners up. Thank you to
Mrs Ellis for donating the prizes.
Olympic Trip
There is still one place available on the Olympic Trip - Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August, 2012.
If you are interested, please see Mr Pitts in the PE Centre.
Congratulations to Millie-Mae Matthews who won the
U9’s Girls 2011-20012 Winter County Tour. What a
wonderful achievement!
Also congratulations to Millie Mae and Conor Cushley
who have been promoted onto the Graduate course at
the Dan Maskell Centre at Loughborough University.
Made it to Everest Base Camp!
Expedition tents at Base Camp
I MADE IT!!!
A huge thank you for all your sponsorship to Dogs for the Disabled. It certainly spurred me on to
complete my trek to Everest Base Camp during the Easter break.
I trekked between 6 – 9 hours per day in temperatures ranging from 25 degrees in the day to
minus 20 degrees at night. Above 5000m, altitude sickness became very strenuous, causing my
heart to race like a steam train and also causing an overwhelming feeling of nausea.
Nevertheless, the scenery and landscape was spectacular and I can liken the atmosphere at
Base Camp to what I imagine it to be on the moon. A very tough, but rewarding experience and
I’m extremely thankful that, together, our efforts will help people who are less fortunate than us.
If you would like to donate, please follow the link below. Many thanks once again. Miss Carter.
Khumbu Glacier
Mount Everest appearing behind Lhotse
Friday, 6th April Alicia and Olivia Middleditch (5C and 5B) went from this…
…..to this!
It was the first time Justine and Daniel had ever cut hair for the Little Princess Trust. The Charity
receives donations for wigs for children with cancer. We are very grateful to the two stylists, of
Keith Hall, Loughborough, for the extra time they spent cutting the girl’s hair as specified by the
Trust.
Olivia was just able to make the minimum length required at 17cm, but Alicia was able to send
off 30cm!! They are now hoping that it will be used to make some sick child feel really good
about themselves and encouraged that other people care about them.
Olivia and Alicia would now like you to help their donation go as far as possible by sponsoring
them in this project.
To donate please log on to http://www.justgiving.com/Alicia-and-Olivia-Middleditch
Congratulations
ABRSM Exam Results for Spring Term 2012 as follows :Candidate
Subject
Grade
Catergory
Hannah Armstrong Flute
2
Pass
Aidan Bennewith
Alto Saxophone
2
Pass
Oliver Carruthers
Alto Saxophone
3
Pass
Isabella Christian
Flute
3
Distinction
Max Clerckx
Guitar
1
Merit
Thomas Gamble
Guitar
2
Merit
Harry Hercock
Clarinet
2
Merit
James Kerr
Clarinet
2
Merit
Elizabeth Miles
Flute
1
Distinction
Elizabeth Urwin
Flute
4
Pass
Sam Wilcox
Singing
3
Merit
Congratulations
Trinity Guildhall Exam Results for Spring Term 2012 as follows :Candidate
Subject
Grade
Catergory
Raei Khan
Guitar
1
Pass
James Kerr
Piano
4
Pass
George Justice
Cornet
3
Pass
William O’Neill
Tenor Horn
3
Pass
Sam Wilcox
Cornet
5
Merit
Jake Hignett
Cello
1
Pass
Alastair Smith
Cornet
3
Merit
Elliot Izard
Trumpet
3
Merit
Congratulations
Results of our annual Prose reading competition as follows:-
Year 3
1st
Adithya Kunigiri
George’s Marvellous Medicine
By Roald Dahl
2nd
Grace Lord
Diary of a Killer Cat
Anne Fine
3rd
Eleanor Moore
The Magic Finger
Roald Dahl
Joint 4th
Toby Peart
Harry Potter and the Philosophers’ Stone
J.K. Rowling
Joint 4th
William Middleditch
Cool
Michael Morpurgo
1st
Alice Bradley
The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkein
2nd
Andrew Jones
Horrid Henry’s Christmas Cracker
Francesca Simon
Joint 3rd
Maddy Wood
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Jacqueline Wilson
Joint 3rd
Clemmie Parr
The Twits
Roald Dahl
Joint 4th
Ethan Jack
The Twits
Roald Dahl
Joint 4th
Isabel Davidson
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Year 4
Results of our annual Prose reading competition continued.
Year 5
1st
Yash Sewpaul
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
Joint 2nd
Alex Eveson
Starring Tracy Beaker
Jacqueline Wilson
Joint 2nd
Imogen Hatton
Who’s afraid of the big bad book?
Lauren Child
Joint 3rd
Isabella Christian
My name is Mina and I live the night—
anything seems possible at night
David Almond
Joint 3rd
James Kerr
Eragon
Phillipa Pearce
Joint 3rd
Isabella Wardle
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
Arib Islam
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling
2nd
Hari Jethwa
Billionaire Boy
David Walliams
Joint 3rd
Shalayna Sakaria
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Joint 3rd
Anastasia Wilson
The Little Match Girl
Hans Christian
Anderson
Joint 4th
Jamie Olley
Boy in the Dress
David Walliams
Joint 4th
Theo Hayes
Half Moon Investigations
Eoin Colfer
Year 6
1st and
overall
winner of the
competition
SPORTS REPORTS
U11 Boys Midlands Hockey
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
Result
U11 ‘A’
St Peters
Cannock
26.3.12
Drew: 0-0
Newcastle
Drew: 0-0
Bilton Grange
Lost: 0-2
Woodland View
Won: 3-0
St Johns
Won: 4-0
SPORTS REPORTS
U11 Girls Midlands Hockey
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
Result
U11 ‘A’
Stafford Prep
Cannock
26.3.12
Drew: 0-0
Wellingborough
Lost: 0-2
RGS Worcester
Lost: 0-3
The Croft
Lost: 3-1
Hollygirt
Won: 3-0
Birchfield
Won: 3-0
The team gave every effort despite sickness and injury, showing great determination. The eventual winners were the Croft School.
SPORTS REPORTS
U11 Rugby The Elms 7’s
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
Result
U11 ‘A’
Mylnhurst
The Elms
28.3.12
Won: 64-0
Grosvenor
Won:21-0
Queen Ethelburga’s
Won: 17-0
Quarter Final
The Elms ‘B’
Won: 52-7
Semi Final
Birkdale ‘A’
Won: 24-21
Final
The Elms ‘A’
Won: 42-14
SPORTS REPORTS
Girls’ Rounders
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
Result
U11 Knock-Out
Foremarke Hall
Home
24.4.12
Lost: 25-7½
Fairfield Focus
Be thankful for what we have .
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